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Gandhi Bhavan (Kothrud) → Aga Khan Palace (Yerawada), Pune
Event Recap
On Gandhi Jayanti (2 Oct 2026), PAL held a 17-km Satyagraha March from Gandhi Bhavan (Kothrud) to Aga Khan Palace (Yerawada), with 120+ participants dressed in white. Chalk art and leaflet outreach along the route; memoranda of demands submitted to the District Collector's Office and Pune Municipal Corporation. The march concluded with floral tributes at Aga Khan Palace and a collective ahimsa pledge. Covered by multiple Marathi news outlets.
Outcomes
- 120+ participants marched 17 km from Gandhi Bhavan (Kothrud) to Aga Khan Palace (Yerawada)
- Memoranda of demands submitted to the District Collector's Office and Pune Municipal Corporation
- Street chalk art, leaflet distribution and public speeches along the route
- Closing floral tributes at Aga Khan Palace and a collective non-violence pledge
- Covered by Pune Focus and other Marathi news outlets
- Extensive print coverage on 3 Oct in Marathi/Hindi newspapers including Dainik Bhaskar, Prabhat, Sakal, Navbharat, Navarashtra, Punya Nagari, Sanj Samachar, Maharashtra Times, Rashtrasanchar, Dainik Sandhya, Janpravasi and Humar Mahanagar
On Gandhi Jayanti (2 October 2026), Pune Animal Liberation held a city-wide Satyagraha March for Animal Liberation across Pune — a 17-kilometre padayatra promoting animal rights, non-violence (ahimsa) and plant-based living.
Recap
More than 120 young people, conscious citizens and animal lovers took part, dressed in white. The march began at Gandhi Bhavan in Kothrud and passed Karve Statue, Deccan, Fergusson College Road, Jangali Maharaj Road, Pune Municipal Corporation headquarters and the District Collector’s Office before concluding at the historic Aga Khan Palace in Yerawada.
Along the route, volunteers created street chalk art depicting animal suffering, the realities of the dairy industry and environmental degradation, distributed educational leaflets, and held conversations with students, professionals and citizens.
At the Collector’s Office and PMC, PAL submitted memoranda of demands:
- Strict implementation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
- Activation of the District SPCA
- Promotion of plant-based food in government procurement
- Action against unhygienic and illegal meat-selling establishments
- Plant-based options in educational and commercial canteens
- Digital software as an alternative to animal dissection in science labs
The march concluded at Aga Khan Palace with floral tributes at the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai, followed by a collective pledge of non-violence.
The march drew press coverage, including a Pune Focus front-page feature and reports in several Marathi news outlets.